A 20-year-old Northampton man allegedly admitted to police he broke into the basement of his friend's house in East Allen Township and stole the friend's parents' car, according to arrest records.

Pennsylvania State Police at Bethlehem say Tyler Matthew Marx came to the police station late last week and confessed to the August incidents.

Police on Aug. 18 responded to the 1500 block of Weaversville Road in Allen Township for a report that a blue Mitsubishi Lancer had been abandoned in a residential driveway, according to records. The homeowner reported he had seen three men push the car, which had moderate body damage and a flat tire, down the road and into his driveway, records say.

The car's owner, Patrick McKelvey, said no one had permission to drive the car and that the car thief must have stolen a spare key. Meanwhile, McKelvey's son, Ryan, discovered that someone had broken into the basement of the family home in the 5800 block of Shows Road in East Allen Township and stolen a safe valued at $150, according to records.

Ryan McKelvey told police two of his friends, including Marx, had been over to the house the night before, records say.

Another man who spoke with police on Oct. 18 said Marx had mentioned stealing the safe during a phone conversation. When approached by authorities, Marx's mother said her son admitted to the thefts of both the safe and the car, according to records.

On Oct. 19, Marx came to the police station and gave verbal and written statements admitting the crimes, documents say.

Marx, of the 500 block of Buckingham Drive, is charged with burglary, criminal trespass, theft and criminal mischief. He was arraigned today before District Judge John Capobianco and is free after posting 10 percent of $2,500 bail.